Valve or faucet.



E. P. MGCOLLOM.

VALVE OR PAUGET.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG. 14, 1908.

Patented. Mar 29, m0.

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EDWIN PALMER MCGDLLQlVi, C-F BALTIMORE, IEAEYLAND.

VALVE FAUCET.

Application filed August 141, 1998. Serial No.

J 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Enwrn PALMER hi0 COLLOM, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Valves or Faucets, of which the following a specification.

This invention is an improvement in faucets and consists in certain novel construe tions and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

in the drawings, Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section of a filter embodying my invention. Figs. 9., 3 and -il are detail views of different plates employed in the filter. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional View of the lower portion of the filter showing the faucet plug in a. different position from that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 a similar View showing the faucet plug in still a. different position; and Fig. T is a sectional View on about line ?'4 of Fig. 5, and Fig. 8 is a sectional view showing the faucet in. position to drain the filter.

In carrying out my invention I employ a. filter chamber A, having a cylinder in which charcoal or other filtering material l is heldv between the upper and lower diaphragms bound together by a central. tie rod The upper diaphragm is shown as comprising a perforated plate D, illustrated in detail in Fig. 3, and a perforated or spokcd plate E as illustrated in detail in Fig. 2., the lower diaphragm comprising a spolted or perforated plate F similar to the plate shown in Fig. 2, and abutting an annular flange it within the circle, a perforated plate below the plate F and constructed as shown in detail in Fig. 3, a felt or other cloth plate or plates H below the perforated plate G, and a perforated plate 1 similar in. construction to the plate shown in Fig. 3, and underlying the cloth plates or layers as best shown in Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawings.

The faucet J connects with the low-er end of the filter body A. by means of what for convenience of reference I term the chamber K, whose upper end connects with the lower end of the barrel A, and whose lower end communicates through an inlet port K and an outlet port K with the seat K" of the plug of the faucet. A. partition K extends upwardly between the inlet and outlet ports of the chamber K and operates at its lower end to separate the said ports and terminates at its upper end below the lower diaphragm Specification of Letters Eaten-t.

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of the filtering chamber affording a free passage above the upper end of the partition K to establish at said pointa communication between the ports and K the said partition li lying centrally of the filtering barrel. a id crossing tl e center thereof thus occupying a. diametrical position with relation to the said barrel. as shown in Figs. 1, 5 and (3 of the drawings. This termination. of the upper end of the partition below the lower diaphragm of the filtering chamber is important as it permits the scouring and cleansing of the said lower diaphragm by the force of the water when the faucet )lug is turned to the position shown. in Fig. thus aiding in cleansing the filter as is desired.

The cylinder scat K for the faucet plug ll provided in addition to the ports K" and l? with av supply port if, and a discharge port K, the latter leading to the nozzle f, as shown in Figs. 1, and

The plug L is provided with the passages and L, and these passages are arranged as shown. so they may establish coinn'umication between the supply port K through the ports K and K to the discharge port K, as shown in Fig. when it is desired. to discharge unfi tered water through the nozzle K or if desired the plug may be turned as shown in (5 to shut off the supply of water .ither to the filter or to the nozzle K or the plug may l e turned as shown in Fig. l to discharge water in the barrel of the filter and to shut oh the dis charge port K to the nozzle K. .As shown in .llig. .1, this faucet is arranged for the filtering operation, the water passing upwardly though the filtering material and discharging from a spout- A When de sired, however, the faucet may be quickly closed to the position shown in Fig. 6, or the plug may be adjusted to the position shown in Fig. In this position the water will be turned upwardly from the port K into the chamber K. and against the lower or bottom diaphragm of the filter and will rebound and pass with broken force through the ports K and K out of the nozzle of the faucet. The plug has a suitable handle L by which it may be manipulated to its differentpositions. This central partition K forms no substantial obstruction to the dis charge of unfiltered water when the parts are as shown in and by forcing the running water in contact with the bottom of the filter apparatus operates to wash and cleanse the same by the action of the running water.

In Fig. 8 I show the faucet adjusted to establish communication by the passage L between the outlet port K and the discharge port K K will be closed and the water may be drained from the filter. This is useful, as in operation it facilitates the cleaning of the filter by carrying off the dirt and other substances secreted in the filter material at the bottom of the filtering chamber, this being important as the filter may be drained dry at any time, which is especially desirable when the filter is to be thrown out of operation temporarily as when the user leaves for a short vacation.

It will be noticed especially from 'i 1 that the passages L and L open at one end a distance apart equal to the distance be tween the inlet and outlet ports K and K 5 and fiare thence toward their other ends and ranged at one end a distance apart equal to open at said ends a distance apart equal to the distance between the supply port K and the discharge port K of the plug seat so that the plug may be adjusted to establish communication between the said ports as shown in Fig. to secure a discharge of unfiltered water for launory or other purposes, and the plug may be adjusted as shown in Fig. l to direct the suoply of water through the filtered material.

I claim:

1. The combination of a faucet having a seat for its plug, an intermediate chamber above the said seat and adapted for connection with the lower end of the filter barrel, and inlet and outlet ports between said plug seat and the intermediate chamber, a partition extending upwardly within the intermediate chamber and arranged at its In this position the supply port 2. The combination of a valve casing adapted for connection with a filter and having an inlet port and an outlet port, and

also provided with a supply port and a discharge port and a valve in said casing and having means controlling the passage of water LO the filter, and also having a passage which may be adjusted to communicate with the outlet and discharge ports for draining the filter, and simultaneously shutting off the supply of water to the filter, substantially as set forth.

3. A faucet for use in connection with filters connected therewith, and having an intermediate chamber, a plug seat below the same and having inlet and outlet ports communicating with said chamber, and a parti- Y tion between the said ports, the plug seat bein also )rovided with suoal and discharge ports opposite each other and equidistant respectively from the lnlet and outlet ports of the intermediate chamber, a plug havln oassa 'es formed throu 'h 1t and ar- 2: l a e:

and discharge ports, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of a valve casing having supply and discharge ports, and also provided between the same with inlet and outlet ports leading to a communicating chamber, and a valve plug operating in said casing and having two passages in approximately the same plane, said passages open- 1 ing at one end a distance apart equal to the lower end bet-ween said inlet and outletj ports and terminating at its upper end sufliciently low to permit communication being 1 established over said upper end between the inlet and outlet ports, the said plug seat having a supply port, and a discharge port leading to the nozzle of the faucet, and a plug in said seat and having passages adapted to establish communication between the and the outlet of the nozzle, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

distance between the inlet and discharge ports, and opening at their other ends a distance apart equal to the distance between the supply and discharge ports and the ends of one of said passages being located a distance apart corresponding to the distance between the supply and inlet ports, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

EDEVIN PALMER 110001111031.

-Witnesses NM. H. H. RALEIGH,

THOMAS G. JONES. 

